New center-right government in France announced 2 months after divisive elections

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A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in June-July parliamentary elections but failed to win a majority. The new government unveiled on Saturday is dominated by conservatives and centrists.

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00:00A new centre-right government dominated by centrists and conservatives was announced

00:06by the French presidential palace.

00:09The announcement came more than two months following elections that produced a hung parliament

00:14and deepened political divisions within the country.

00:18A left-wing coalition secured the most seats in the June-July parliamentary elections but

00:23failed to win a majority.

00:25Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron named Conservative Michel Banyer as

00:30Prime Minister despite his party's poor showing in the elections.

00:35Banyer put together the new government following difficult negotiations.

00:39Macron approved and the announcement was made.

00:44France is a leading voice in EU policy, one of the world's biggest economies and a nuclear-armed,

00:50veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council.

00:53Its government make-up and direction is therefore very important.

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